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Here Are the Curious Things Trump and Putin Are Doing on Vacation (Not Together)

August 7, 2017, 12:37 PM ET

Here Are the Curious Things Trump and Putin Are Doing on Vacation (Not Together)

One head of state, however, characterizes his getaway as "not a vacation."

By
Alesandra Dubin

After Donald Trump reportedly made comments revealing his opinion that the White House is a "dump" as the reason for his frequent visits to his own golf clubs, he left hot and humid Washington, D.C. for a 17-day vacation to his Bedminster, New Jersey club.

He tweeted that his trip is "not a vacation," given he is working while on the road. (He was an outspoken critic of what he called too-frequent vacations by then-president Barack Obama.)

Working in Bedminster, N.J., as long planned construction is being done at the White House. This is not a vacation - meetings and calls!